Railroad-rail holder for metal cross-ties.



No. 740,232. PATENTED SEPT. 29, 1907s.

J. KATZENMEYBR.

RAILRAVD RAIL HOLDER FOR METAL GROSS TIES. APPLmArIoN Hmm un 13,1903.

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JOHN KATZENMEYER, OF KIRBY, OHO.

RAILROAD-RAIL HOLDER FOR METAL CROSS-TiElS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 740,282, datedSeptember L29,. 1903.

Application filed May 11i, 1903*. Serial No. 156,927. (No model.)

To tif/ZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, .TOEN KATZENMEYER, a citizen of the United States,and a resident of Kirby, in the county of Wyandet and State of Ohio,have invented a newand Improved Railroad-Rail Holder for MetalCross-Ties, of which the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription.

This invention relates to means for detachably holding the track-railsof a railroad se-` cured upon metal or other cross-ties, and has for itsobject to provide novel features of construction for the purposeindicated which are simple, practical, inexpensive, and veryreliable.

The-'invention consists in the novel coustruction and combination ofparts, as is hereiuafter described,and delined in the appended claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part ofthis specication, in which similar characters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the improvement applied for holding atrack-rail upon a metal or other cross-tie. Fig. 2 is a transversesectional View on the line 2 2 in Fig. 1, and Fig. 2a is anothertransverse section taken at adilferent point from Fig. 2. Fig. 3 is atransverse sectional view of a trackrail and an adjacent shifting-railat a switch held upon a cross-tie by the improved means.

In the drawings that represent the invention and its application, 5indicates a preferably metalcross-tie of suitable dimensions, thetie-body, as shown in Fig. 1, being hollow; but it may be solid, ifpreferred. At a suitable distance from each end of the crosstie 5, inthe upper surface thereof, an open Hat-bottomed recess a is formed,these' recesses being disposed transversely, and inthe generalconstruction of the railroad said recesses that are spaced apart aproper distance form seats for the base-flan ges 6 on the trackrails 6,the latter being of the usual I shape in cross-section. When the rails 6are to be directly bedded in the recesses d, one transverse wall of eachrecess in the cross-tie is undercut, as shown at b, to provide anoverhanging lip, which will hook upon a contacting edge of thebase-flange 6L when the trackrails 6 are seated in the recess a. Theopposite shoulder IDL-that is, a side vwall of a respective recess ca-may be formed vertical,

which will permit the base-flanges of the trackrails to be engagedbeneath the undercut shoulders b and then be rocked down into closecontact with the shoulders b and the rails seated upon the flat bottomsof the recesses. A rectangular slot c is formed longitudinally in thecross-tie 5 at each recess a, said slots being respectively located atthe transverse center of the cross-tie, cutting across and through eachvertical shoulder b. A rail-clamp 7 is provided for each track-rail 6,these similar clamps each consisting, essentially, of an elongated datblock formed at one end with avhook 7a, said hook trending above thenormal upper edge of the clamp-v "thereto, and, as shown, the uppercorner of the opposite end 7b of each clamp is rounded.

Each clamp 7 is snugly fitted in a respective slot c, the'latterextending a sufficient distance outside of the vertical shoulder b topermit the free insertion of the body of the `clamp downward and beneaththey track-rail by rocking the clamp edgewise whilepress- .ing 'the end7b downward and toward the rail,

so that each clamp may be readily placed in position with the hook 7a inhooked engagement with the adjacent edge of the base 6a of a respectiveYtrack-rail 6, as is shown by full and dotted lines in Fig. 2.

The cross-tie 5 is transversely perforated `at two points below eachrecess d, and similar transverse perforations are formed in the vbody ofeach clamp 7, thus providing alined Abolt-holes in each clamp andcross-tie for the for service along with coperating novel details ofconstruction on the cross-ties afford very reliable means for detachablysecuring the track-rails 6 upon a series of spaced crossties, and thatto release a track-rail from one or more cross-ties having theimprovement it is only necessary to remove the bolts 8,-whereupon theclamps 7 may be displaced and the track rails raised from their seats onthe cross tie or ties, as the case may be.

In Fig. 3 a special provision is shown for accommodating the shiftingends of a trackrail and frog-tongue at a switch, this detail ofconstruction comprising the addition of a chair 9. In this case arecessI a', similar to the recess agis formed in ther upper side of thecross-tie 5, but of greater length than the recess a, and the chair 9 isseated in said recess a. As shown, the chair 9 consists of a flat plateof metal having proper area and provided at each end with a transverseflange 9, these flanges being inclined inward a proper degree. Therecess a has an undercut shoulder b and a vertical shoulder h', similarto the shoulders, that define the extent of the recesses c..

A clamp' 7, having a hook 7 and otherwise constructed, as hereinbeforedescribed, is fitted in a slot c', similar to the slot c, and the clampwhen introduced within the slot c is secured therein`by headed bolts 8and nuts 8a and held in place with the hook 7"L pressed against anadjacent transverse flange 9a on the chair 9, thus securing the chairupon the Y cross-tie.

It will beseen that the track-rail 6b and a tongue 6 (see'Fg. 3) may beseated upon the chair 9 and be actuated by suitable means that slide thetongue toward or from the rail, as usual, the chair affording a securedseat for the same.

While I have specified bolts as a means for securing the hooks 7a inplace, I desire it to be understood that I do not wish to'be restrictedto such means, as split keys or wedges may also be employed forthepurpose.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent- 1. A track-rail holder, comprising a crosstie, havinga Hat-bottomed recess in its upper side, said recess having a transverseundercut shoulder at one end, the tie being longitudinally slottedacross the opposite shoulder at an en d of the recess, a clamp engagingin the slot and having a hook at one end, and means for detachablysecuring the clamp adjusted in the slot. y

2. A track-rail holder, comprising a crosstie, having a fiat-bottomedrecess in its upper side, said recess having an undercut transverse,shoulder at one end and avertical shoulder at the opposite end, alongitudinal slot formed across the vertical shoulder, a

clamp having a hook at one end adapted to engage the base of a trackrailseated in the recess, and means for holding the hook engaged with thebase of the ytrack-rail.

3. A track-rail holder, comprising a crosstie, having a Hat-bottomedrecess in its upper side, said recess having an undercut trans verseshoulder at one end 'and a vertical shoulder at the opposite end, alongitudinal slot formed at the transverse center of the tie and acrossthe vertical shoulder, a clamp fitting in the slot, having a roundedcorner on one end and a hook turned over the top edge of the clamp-bodyat the opposite end, for engagement with the base-flange of a track-railseated in the recess, bolts adapted to engage alined perfrations inthecross-tie and clamp-body, and nuts on the ends of said bolts. a

4. In a device ot' the character described, the chair for supporting atrack-rail and tongue at a switch, comprising a flat plate havingundercut transverse shoulders at its ends, a recess in t-he upper sideof the crosstie having a transverse undercut shoulder at one end and avertical shoulder at the opposite end, said recess receiving the chair,a slot formed longitudinally in the tie across the vertical shoulder, aclamp having a hook on one end ladapted to engage with a flange at oneend of the chair, and bolts and nuts adapted to secure the clamp in theslot.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this yspecification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

' JOHN KATZENMEYER.

